Thank you all. I appreciate the thoughts about my dad. We have all talked to Dad about his DNR and he has repeated endlessly that this is his wish. He has said this since he…
Date Archives 2006
That damn DNR is going to keep me up at night
The flowers that Tony’s parents sent to my dad were sitting on the bar. Everyone asked how he was doing and I lied, saying “Oh, much better.” Only, I didn’t know I was lying. After…
My favorite day of this vacation week
I’ve spent the last hour or so, listening to and singing out loud to heartbreaking break-up songs on my favorite set of headphones and watching “Valley Girl” on mute. Incidentally, did anyone, ever really spike…
How we nearly got busted
It’s no secret that Kelly and I have nicknames for virtually everyone in class. I should, right now, take the blame for most of this. I have nicknames for virtually everyone in my life —…
3,614 words and it’s done
It’s finished. It’s not as bad as the Short Story that was So Shitty it made the Baby Jesus weep, but it’s up there. It’s a risk, first person present tense. I’m still afraid I…
1,158 and 4 pages
Why do I do this to myself? I have a crappy bowling alley story in first person present tense! PRESENT TENSE? I never do first person present. This is stretch for me. Also, I think…